Words / A1

THUM/θʌm/

Your thumb is the short thick finger at the side of your hand. You have two thumbs; hold with your thumb; a sore thumb. A finger is one of the other four, though people still say five fingers including the thumb. Toe is on the foot.

Meaning

The short thick finger on the side of your hand.

Examples

• “She hurt her thumb.”
• “He gave me a thumbs up.”
• “Do not hit your thumb with the hammer.”

Good to know

thumb (side of the hand). Contrast: finger (the other four), toe (foot).

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